Facebook Marketplace is a platform where people buy and sell. The Marketplace feature will be available in the three north African countries in English and Arabic on desktop and for iOS and Android mobile users.

“Over 550 million people globally use Facebook today to buy and sell items in local communities. Marketplace builds on this momentum to create a single destination for people to discover, buy and sell items.” Said Jonathan Labin, Managing Director of Facebook in MENA and Pakistan.

“The MENA [Middle East & North Africa] region has seen a tremendous growth in online spending along with internet penetration, rising from $2.7 billion to $7.3bn over the last two years,” he adds.